| Music Director/Conductor | Christoph Poppen |
| Piano | Martin Helmchen |
Programme
| Kaija Saariaho | Nymphéa Reflection (2001) (Asian première) |
| Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 |
| Brahms | Symphony No 3 in F, Op 90 |
Martin Helmchen (Piano)
★★★★★
BBC Music Magazine
“Helmchen formed melodic phrases as clear and elegant as the columns of a Greek temple…his playing made sparks fly.”
The New York Times
“Martin Helmchen highlights the unearthly beauty of the melody and interprets the music as a soulful song.”
Berliner Morgenpost
- Winner of Gramophone Classical Music Award 2020
- 1st Prize, 2001 Clara Haskil Competition at age 19
- Has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, New York Philharmonic & Boston Symphony, and with conductors including Christoph von Dohnányi, Bernard Haitink, Manfred Honeck, Paavo Järvi, Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä etc
- Festival appearances included BBC Proms, Tanglewood, Schubertiade, Lockenhaus and Lucerne Festivals
Featured artists:
Christoph Poppen
(Music Director)
Martin Helmchen
(Piano)
